Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Waldhof Mannheim (2nd, 71 pts) held a 44-point advantage over Röchling Völklingen (19th, 27 pts). The last five rounds placed Röchling Völklingen 4th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Per game in the league, Waldhof Mannheim were scoring 1.72 and conceding 0.89, Röchling Völklingen 1.08 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Waldhof Mannheim came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Röchling Völklingen. Over the last five, Waldhof Mannheim had taken 12 of 15 points to Röchling Völklingen's 6.
The venue was Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim, with room for 27,000 spectators. Röchling Völklingen led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.